The Cold War and National Assertion in Southeast Asia : Britain, the United States and Burma, 1948-1962

ISBN-13: 9780415627498 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 240 str.

Matthew Foley

Opis

Charting the British and American approaches to Burma between the country's independence in 1948 and the military coup that ended civilian government in 1962, this text provides a detailed case study of post-colonial transition in Asia in the context of the emerging Cold War.

Spis treści

1. British policy and the crises of 1948  2. Aid, conflict and the Commonwealth, 1949–1950  3. The decline of British influence, 1950–1954  4. The China crisis and the beginnings of American aid, 1948–1952  5. The Kuomintang crisis and the termination of American aid, 1952–1954  6. Communist intervention and the resumption of American aid, 1955–1958  7. Britain, the United States and the end of civilian government, 1958–1962 

O autorze

Matthew Foley received his PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2007.